ocr: ARUBA € Status: Autonomous part of the Netherlands Claimed: 1643 Capital: Oranjestad Population: 62,365 Density: 837 per. sq. mile ONE OF THE SMALLEST islands in the 70 Dutch Caribbean, Aruba lies 16 miles off the coast ofVenezuela. It has a tropical climate from moderated the by Atlantic. constant trade winds sweeping in 3 4 Formerly part ofthe Netherlands Antilles, Aruba Palm, became a separate dependency in 1986.However, Beacb, Noord as Aruba approaches independence in 1996, the Netherlands has voiced concern over the island's security and the danger of: it becoming a base for ORANIESTAD dr ...
